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It's when your body uses ketones as fuel instead of glucose due to a lack of available glucose in the body. Ketones are created by the liver breaking down stored fats, so in most it would start slowly burning off any fats stored in the body more easily.

I don't really drink coffee, but if I did I would count it, even if the caloric value is very low. I tend to hold onto water very easily so I need to keep my fluid intake in check.

If you really want to cut out processed sugar, it's a lot easier to achieve if you do a gradual decrease than an all out cutting out (cold turkey style). So feel free to splurge a bit (as long as it fits your calories/macros) but don't overdo it.

I had an appointment with my dietitian yesterday and she explained serving sizes fairly well. For most things a serving is about the size of your hand (serving of meat is the size of your palm [3oz], serving of fruit the size of your fist [1/2 cup], serving of cooked pasta the size of your fist [3 oz], serving of fluid is…

I checked out that site and the first thing I see are those pickles. You can make your own salt free pickles for cheaper: http://www.hackingsalt.com/making-salt-free-dill-pickles/#.WYSF4qddhJI (3 quart jars per recipe).

The exception to this is if your kidneys are so bad that it requires dialysis, at which you're recommended to eat more protein than usual (1g per kg of body weight) since the process pulls out protein that's in the blood.

I highly doubt the exhaustion is from dehydration since you haven't mentioned having cramps. Muscles tend to cramp up when they're lacking enough water.

If you do this, take note that while there are multiple meats that are HBV (High Biological Value, which means it contains all the essential amino acids that humans need) there is only one plant that is HBV, which is soy. It makes it much harder to get the amino acids you need daily.

This is what I do when I need a quick, filling breakfast. The best part is you can make them any way you like, so it can be as healthy (or not) as you want them to be. Just 2 minutes in the microwave and you're all set.

There are several diseases that prevent the body from getting rid of potassium efficiently, so having too much can cause a dangerous buildup of it in the bloodstream (kidney disease, Addison's Disease and Type 1 Diabetes mainly).

I would avoid salt substitutes, as they taste nothing like salt (the ones I've tried had a bit of a metallic, bland flavor). I do recommend fresh herbs and Ms. Dash as well, though it's the lemon pepper blend that gets the most use here (it's the most flavorful one to me, giving a nice citrus bite to what it's added to).

The biggest thing to look at (besides weight) is your blood sugar levels. It helps, if possible, to look at what you eat and check your blood sugar a few hours later to see how that food affects your levels (different foods affect us in different ways, varying from both food type and person type). It makes it easier to…

I usually make large meals when I can, then reheat the leftovers from that as future meals (like recently I did a low sodium macaroni tomatoes with beef, enough for 5-10 meals).

Sparkling ICE is sweetened by sucralose (it's similar to sugar but can't be absorbed into the bloodstream) so it should be fine as long as you're not allergic to it. I usually just grab a store brand flavored water since they're cheaper, that and flavor enhancer pouches.

I am on a renal diet (which is similar to the DASH diet, but it included a potassium limit as well) and one of the things that helps a lot is sodium free herbs and spice blends (like Ms. Dash as stated earlier). You'd be surprised at how much sodium you cut out of your diet by not using table salt for seasoning.

I only drink when I'm thirsty (got CHF so drinking too much causes bloating). Plus I don't like coffee. The apple juice is enough fluid for me.

Like others have said, a lot of bottled waters are just re-packaged tap/municipal water. Have you tried water that has been filtered by a decent filtering system (like a solid carbon filter)? I do this to my water and it makes it a lot easier to drink (our municipal is very heavily chlorinated).

"Scrambled eggs" (in quotes cause I didn't use the traditional fat to cook these, used cooking spray), two slices of toast, a cup of apple juice and half cup of cherries.

Gradually reduce how much sugary food you eat everyday until you barely eat any. Once you get that far a lot of the sugary confectionaries of those shops will taste too sweet and rich to enjoy.

The sodium in the brine leeches out some of the potassium in the canned food (while some of the sodium is pulled into said food). This was mentioned to me by a hospital nutritionist when I had to start a low sodium /low potassium diet.

A mix of Greek yogurt and cottage cheese. This gives a blank canvas you can add flavors to and it's full of protein.

If you're willing to do some precooking, then breakfast burritos can be quick and healthy. Once frozen it only takes 2 minutes to reheat, and you can add whatever you want to them.

Rinsing canned beans usually removes around half the sodium listed on the label and about a fourth of the potassium.

There are a few studies out there that claims increasing potassium intake helps to flush sodium out of the body. Considering a few hypertension medications have potassium in them, it might be something worth trying.

You can add a custom measurement in MFP by going to Check-in and clicking Track Additional Measurements. I use this to keep track of my morning and evening blood sugar values.

Healthy depends on any diet restrictions someone has due to overall health and medical conditions. For me it would be sushi (high in sodium), nachos and pizza.

If it doesn't raise your blood pressure, then you probably need the salt anyways. As for something that helps with eating low sodium, spices like Ms Dash helps a lot. I'm on a sodium restriction diet and I use their lemon pepper blend a lot (it's the only one with a strong flavor imo)

I would have to say pizza is worse, solely because pizza has a lot more sodium per serving than a hamburger [an entire medium pizza can have up to 4000mg sodium for the entire thing].

I've had the regular deep-fried ones before. They're really tasty, so it would be a good idea to keep most of them out of sight, less you'd eat the entire package in one go [there's 7 in a box].

One snack I usually have is air-popped popcorn spritzed with a little tabasco sauce. A cup of this is only 32 calories, 6g carbs and 30mg sodium.